Bankers working on the sale of the bulk of Vivendi's stake in Activision Blizzard Inc to the video games maker and its management could earn advisory fees of up to $80m, according to an industry estimate.

Jean-Paul Mazoyer has been appointed Head of Group Information Technology at Crédit Agricole S.A., reporting to Michel Mathieu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A., as of 11 March 2013.